Curb obesity epidemic with exercise, diet

It's been said over and over again, but it still appears that nobody is listening.

When will people start paying attention to the epidemic that is engulfing the people of our city, our region, and our country?

What am I talking about? The growing rate of obesity, of course.

At this point in time, it's impossible to have not heard all the warnings of a fatty diet and a sedentary lifestyle, so why do people continue to ignore them?

Recent numbers indicate that around 65 percent of adults in the US are considered overweight or obese, which is ridiculous!

The adverse health effects of these classifications are immense: diabetes, further susceptibility to disease, and heart problems.

One would think that it's a simple matter of priorities: if you don't preserve your body, it will die before you get to do the things you enjoy most.

Sadly, priorities appear to have been thrown out the window in favor of a couple cheeseburgers, a large coke, and a comfortable recliner in front of the Monday Night Football game.

What's the solution? The funny thing is that those are already out there, too. A quick Google search will provide plenty of options to improve your quality of life through losing weight and getting healthier.

Exercise more, eat out less, create a wholesome diet: these should be words to live by, but have instead become words to ponder, and then swiftly discard because it's easier to choose the path more traveled.

Daniel Beck

Hattiesburg

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Curb obesity epidemic with exercise, diet

It's been said over and over again, but it still appears that nobody is listening.When will people start paying attention to the epidemic that is engulfing the people of our city, our region, and our